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improvident

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  • Improvident — Im*prov i*dent, a. [Pref. im not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See {Provident}, and cf. {Imprudent}.] Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • improvident — I adjective brash, careless, dissipated, extravagant, happy go lucky, hasty, headlong, heedless, improvidus, imprudens, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, incautus, indiscreet, injudicious, lacking foresight, lax, losel, neglectful, negligent,… …   Law dictionary

  • improvident — (adj.) 1510s, from IM (Cf. im ) not + PROVIDENT (Cf. provident). It retains a stronger connection with the provide aspect of L. providere. Related: Improvidently …   Etymology dictionary

  • improvident — [adj] careless, spendthrift extravagant, heedless, imprudent, inconsiderate, lavish, negligent, prodigal, profligate, profuse, reckless, shiftless, shortsighted, thoughtless, thriftless, uneconomical, unthrifty, wasteful; concepts 334,542 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • improvident — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking care for the future. DERIVATIVES improvidence noun improvidently adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • improvident — [im präv′ə dənt] adj. [< L improvidus < in , not + providus, foreseeing, cautious + providere: see PROVIDE] failing to provide for the future; lacking foresight or thrift improvidence n. improvidently adv …   English World dictionary

  • improvident — adjective Etymology: Late Latin improvident , improvidens, from Latin in + provident , providens provident Date: 1514 not provident ; not foreseeing and providing for the future • improvidently adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • improvident — adjective formal too careless to save any money or to plan for the future: the generous but improvident welfare provision of the 1960s improvidence noun (U) improvidently adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • improvident — adjective one consequence of a healthy economy may be a generation of improvident youth Syn: spendthrift, thriftless, wasteful, prodigal, profligate, extravagant, lavish, free spending, immoderate, excessive; imprudent, irresponsible, careless,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • improvident — im•prov•i•dent [[t]ɪmˈprɒv ɪ dənt[/t]] adj. not provident; neglecting to provide for future needs: The improvident worker saved no money[/ex] • Etymology: 1505–15 im•prov′i•dence, n. im•prov′i•dent•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • improvident contract — A contract which is unwise, unprofitable or oppressive, resulting from bad calculation or the want of vigilance on the part of the party who seeks relief therefrom. 27 Am J2d Eq § 25. A contract disadvantageous to one of the parties; a contract… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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